NAPACHIE SHARKY (1971-2018) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Alighting Bird, mid-2000s
stone, 3 x 5 x 2.5 in (7.6 x 12.7 x 6.3 cm)
signed, "ᓇᐸᓯ / ᓴᑭ".
signed, "ᓇᐸᓯ / ᓴᑭ".
LOT 27
ESTIMATE: $500 — $800
ESTIMATE: $500 — $800
Further images
The younger brother of Kinngait master carver Toonoo Sharky, Napachie was born in 1971. Like Toonoo, he is known for finely detailed stone carving. While Toonoo’s birds lean toward abstraction,...
The younger brother of Kinngait master carver Toonoo Sharky, Napachie was born in 1971. Like Toonoo, he is known for finely detailed stone carving. While Toonoo’s birds lean toward abstraction, Napachie captures movement with realism. Here, the bird begins to unfurl its wings. Light skims the surface like water, revealing deep green shot through with warm gold. The creature feels full and alive, its feathers crisply scored, catching brightness at every ridge as it holds its weight on broad feet while the wings lift, ready for air.
Provenance
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